Trump joins mourners at funeral of U.S. evangelist Billy Graham
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – The faithful from small towns gathered on Friday with President Donald Trump and other powerful politicians in North Carolina for the funeral of evangelist Billy Graham, who preached to millions around the world in a 70-year…
Michigan’s oversight of troubled cities waning
(Reuters) – Michigan’s list of financially distressed cities subject to state oversight shrank on Friday with the release of Hamtramck, which is surrounded by Detroit, from receivership.
Delta reviewing ties with all ‘politically divisive’ groups after NRA controversy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines is reviewing its relationships with all “politically divisive” groups, the carrier’s chief executive said in a Friday memo to employees, following blowback this week from the airline’s decision to cut ties with the …
Flooded streets and evacuations as storm pounds U.S. Northeast
BOSTON (Reuters) – Seawater poured onto some coastal streets in Boston where businesses were surrounded with flood barriers and sandbags and waves pounded homes along coastal Massachusetts as a storm packing heavy winds hit the U.S. East Coast from Mai…
Nursing home chain HCR ManorCare to sell itself in bankruptcy
(Reuters) – The second-largest U.S. nursing home operator, HCR ManorCare, will file for Chapter 11 protection in the coming days and transfer ownership to its landlord, Quality Care Properties Inc , the latest sign of distress in the senior housing ind…
U.S. makes staff reduction at Havana embassy permanent
HAVANA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Friday it would operate its Havana embassy with minimum personnel on a permanent basis from next week, given the cause of an alleged spate of health incidents affecting its diplomats in Cu…
Two shot dead in Michigan university shooting, suspect at large
(Reuters) – At least two people were shot dead in what appeared to be a “domestic dispute” at a dormitory at Central Michigan University on Friday and police were hunting for the gunman, school officials said.
U.S. seeks time to consider joining opioid litigation
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has asked a federal judge overseeing hundreds of lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors to give it 30 days to decide whether to participate in the litigation.
Tapping the lithium rush, Canadian miner stakes claims in Utah
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A small Canadian mining company has staked claim to mineral rights on over a hundred thousand acres of federal land in Utah since last year, hoping to tap lithium deposits from spent oil wells to feed America’s high-tech battery industry.
Flood barriers and evacuations as storm pounds U.S. Northeast
BOSTON (Reuters) – Businesses near Boston Harbor set up temporary flood barriers and piled sandbags around their doors on Friday as the northeastern United States felt the brunt of a powerful storm that threatened to flood coasts from Maine to Virginia…
